Revision Rhinoplasty

This is a quick example of a tertiary rhinoplasty outcome. So what is tertiary? Tertiary means this is the third time this young lady has had nose surgery. Unfortunately, she was involved in an accident many years ago that resulted in a number of cosmetic deformities to her nose. She…

Here is a great example of how Dr. Hilinski can make you a new nasal tip. This female patient underwent prior rhinoplasty in Iran and was left with a nasal tip that was truncated. When we describe a tip as being truncated what we are referring to as shortening of…

Dr. Hilinski now offers the Spirox Latera procedure to help with your chronic nasal obstruction and difficulty breathing through the nose. If you notice that pulling on the side of your nose helps your nasal function - or you benefit from using Breathe Right strips - you may be a…

This is a great case example of how revision rhinoplasty can help correct functional problems following previous, unsuccessful rhinoplasty surgery. This patient was referred to my office by a past rhinoplasty patient of mine. He had undergone nose surgery that was performed by a plastic surgeon in the Orange County area. Unfortunately,…

This is a case example of a patient who desired to have her nose reshaped following two prior unsuccessful attempts performed by a different plastic surgeon. Her surgeries were performed over 10 years prior. Since then, her nose developed asymmetric collapse of the tip region - with more collapse seen…

Revision Asian rhinoplasty is truly one of the most challenging types of cosmetic nose surgery to perform correctly and should only be attempted by plastic surgeons with dedicated rhinoplasty experience. Primary Asian cosmetic rhinoplasty is a challenge in and of itself. When a rhinoplasty surgeon is faced with revising an…

Composite ear grafts are used in rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty surgery primarily to adjust and reshape the nostril rim. More specifically, composite grafts are employed in cases where the nostril rim is excessively arched. For example, the adjacent photo shows an actual patient who presented to my office for revision…

This is a great case example of revision rhinoplasty that highlights one of the problems with use of calvarial bone grafts in nose reshaping surgery. This particular patient had undergone a rhinoplasty procedure performed by a different plastic surgeon when she was quite young. She had originally developed a problem…

A pollybeak deformity refers to an excess prominence, or contour, in the region of the nose immediately above the tip of the nose. A pollybeak is typically classified as being a result of either cartilage or scar. Therefore, you will often see the terms cartilaginous pollybeak and soft tissue (scar)…